Lighting Africa: Catalyzing Markets for Modern Lighting
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     Lighting Africa: Catalyzing Markets for Modern Lighting

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      September 2007 | Issue 8

      Lighting Africa: Catalyzing Markets for
      Modern Lighting
      Can we provide 250 million people in Africa with access to low
      cost, reliable lighting and energy by 2030? That's just what the Lighting
      Africa initiative has set out to do, by providing new advancements in lighting technology,
      such as compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and light emitting diodes (LEDs) products           At a Glance:
      accessible to the "energy poor" in Africa. With expenditures on fuel based lighting estimated
                                                                                                         IDA at Work: IDA is
      at US$38 billion annually, the potential exists to engage the international lighting industry in
                                                                                                         attracting private capital to
      this new market area, while serving consumers, bolstering local commerce, creating jobs,
                                                                                                         meet energy needs in
      cleaning the air, and improving quality of life. Read more and join the initiative >
                                                                                                         Vietnam and has helped
                                                                                                         triple electricity access in
      Competition for Innovation in Off-Grid Lighting                                                    Rural Lao PDR in 10
                                                                                                         years.
      The World Bank Group and its partners are pleased to announce a Development
      Marketplace competition for the design and delivery of low cost, high quality, non-fossil fuel-    In the news: Bank-Led
      based lighting products targeting low income consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline             Satellite Imagery Sheds More
      for proposals is October 31, 2007. Learn more and apply >                                          Light on Gas Flaring
                                                                                                         Pollution.
      Energy Partnerships at the World Bank
                                                                                               Economist Onine: World
      The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a global                      Bank's Lighting Africa
      technical assistance program of the World Bank and UNDP that promotes the environmetally initiative
      responsible energy projects for in poverty reduction. esmap.org
                                                                                               Clean Energy for
      The Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) is a multistakeholder effort                Development
      to improve access to modern energy services by the poor. gvep.org                        Investment: Framework
                                                                                               ction Plan (PDF)
      The Asia Alternative Energy Program (ASTAE) aims to mainstream renewable
      energy and energy efficiency in the World Bank's power sector lending in                 Students: Discuss Energy
      Asia. worldbank.org/astae                                                                and other topics in the
                                                                                               Global Issues Seminar
      The Global Gas Flaring Reduction Initiative encourages sound investments in gas          Series.
      flaring reduction. worldbank.org/ggfr
                                                                                               For Your Calendar:

                                                                                                         Sept. 11: From Credit
                                                                                                         To Action: Microfinance,
                                                                                                         Women's Group-Based
                                                                                                         Mobilizations and Implications
                                                                                                         for Social Capital

                                                                                                         Sept. 24-28: Workshop on
                                                                                                         Teacher Matters: Challenges
                                                                                                         of Ensuring Quality Teaching
                                                                                                         in Every Classroom in Africa

                                                                                                         Oct. 19-21: World Bank
                                                                                                         Group--IMF Annual Meetings.

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